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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through chapters 1-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The writer and photographer take a day after the assignment to do what in Chapter 4?
(a) Go cross-country skiing.
(b) Go fishing.
(c) Visit a casino.
(d) Go kayaking.

2. The protagonist tells his business connections that he must take a trip for how long in Chapter 3?
(a) 9 days.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 1 month.
(d) 2 days.

3. How old is the protagonist of the novel?
(a) 19.
(b) 34.
(c) 27.
(d) 51.

4. What has the Dolphin Hotel been renamed in Chapter 4?
(a) Hotel Japan.
(b) L'Hôtel Dauphin.
(c) The Ritz.
(d) The Hilton.

5. Where does the protagonist go on assignment in Chapter 2?
(a) Hokkaido.
(b) Sapporo.
(c) Tokyo.
(d) Akasaka.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long did the protagonist remain reclusive following his divorce and depression, as described in Chapter 2?

2. The protagonist's job consisted mostly of what type of work in the beginning, as described in Chapter 3?

3. In the stead where the Dolphin Hotel once stood is a building that is designed in what style in Chapter 4?

4. What is the profession of the protagonist in the novel?

5. The narrator of the novel describes the Dolphin Hotel as having been built where in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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